Florin,
Thanks for that. What's the difference between my technique and yours using
telnet ? Also, what does the 0 correspond to ? Is it an instance index or
something else ?
Justin
> Le 5 oct. 2017 à 17:23, Florin Coras <fcoras.li...@gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> Justin,
>
> That looks about right. The other option would be to use telnet. So instead
> of
> “cli-listen /run/vpp/cli.vpp1.sock” do something like “cli-listen
> localhost:5002” and then telnet 0 5002
>
> Florin
>
>> On Oct 5, 2017, at 1:18 AM, Justin Iurman <justin.iur...@ulg.ac.be> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Florin,
>>
>> In fact, that's what I was already trying. Anyway, I found a way to make it
>> work but I'm still not sure that's the right/best way to do so.
>>
>> # vpp1 instance
>> sudo vpp unix { log /tmp/vpp1.log full-coredump cli-listen
>> /run/vpp/cli.vpp1.sock } api-segment { prefix vpp1 } api-trace { on }
>> plugins { plugin dpdk_plugin.so { disable } }
>>
>> # vpp2 instance
>> sudo vpp unix { log /tmp/vpp2.log full-coredump cli-listen
>> /run/vpp/cli.vpp2.sock } api-segment { prefix vpp2 } api-trace { on }
>> plugins { plugin dpdk_plugin.so { disable } }
>>
>> # vppctl vpp1
>> sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli.vpp1.sock <cmd>
>>
>> # vppctl vpp2
>> sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli.vpp2.sock <cmd>
>>
>> Since I build a dynamic topology, I won't use startup config files. That's
>> why i'm using parameters in command line. Commands above work good, as it
>> mimics the behavior I had with VPP-lite. But again, is it the right/best way
>> to do so ? Or would there be anything better suited ?
>>
>> Justin
>>
>> ----- Mail original -----
>> De: "Florin Coras" <fcoras.li...@gmail.com>
>> À: "Justin Iurman" <justin.iur...@ulg.ac.be>
>> Cc: vpp-dev@lists.fd.io
>> Envoyé: Mercredi 4 Octobre 2017 18:32:27
>> Objet: Re: [vpp-dev] Running multiple instances of VPP as it was allowed
>> with VPP-lite
>>
>> Hi Justin,
>>
>> Try api-segment {prefix <fill-in-name>}
>>
>> Florin
>>
>>> On Oct 4, 2017, at 9:23 AM, Justin Iurman <justin.iur...@ulg.ac.be> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Is it still possible to run multiple instances of VPP, just like it was
>>> done with VPP-lite (see here:
>>> https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/Progressive_VPP_Tutorial) before merging it ?
>>>
>>> Actually, my problem is the following. I need to run several instances of
>>> VPP (eg. vpp1, vpp2, vpp3, etc) to simulate a topology. But, for some
>>> reason, I'm not able to make it work as expected. I've already disabled
>>> DPDK plugin to run in "lite" mode. Could it be a configuration issue ? VPP
>>> startup.conf:
>>>
>>> unix {
>>> nodaemon
>>> log /tmp/vpp.log
>>> full-coredump
>>> cli-listen /run/vpp/cli.sock
>>> gid vpp
>>> }
>>>
>>> api-trace {
>>> on
>>> }
>>>
>>> api-segment {
>>> gid vpp
>>> }
>>>
>>> plugins {
>>> plugin dpdk_plugin.so { disable }
>>> }
>>>
>>> I tried to compare both VPP and VPP-lite. A first observation showed that
>>> VPP is installed as a service, which is not the case for VPP-lite. I've
>>> also compared both config files. Here is VPP-lite startup.conf:
>>>
>>> unix {
>>> nodaemon
>>> log /tmp/vpp.log
>>> full-coredump
>>> }
>>>
>>> api-trace {
>>> on
>>> }
>>>
>>> api-segment {
>>> gid vpp
>>> }
>>>
>>> Currently, here is how I try to mimic VPP-lite behavior with VPP:
>>>
>>> sudo vpp api-segment { prefix vpp1 } unix { cli-listen
>>> /run/vpp/cli.vpp1.sock }
>>> sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli.vpp1.sock
>>>
>>> It works for one instance, but not for more, even if it does not throw any
>>> error. Do you have any idea on how to proceed or what is wrong here ?
>>>
>>> Thanks !
>>>
>>> Justin
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